# Windows Package Manager (winget) Scraper (`crawlerbros/winget-scraper`) Actor Scrapes Windows Package Manager (winget) package metadata from winget.run. Search packages by keyword or fetch specific packages by their winget package ID. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/winget-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Windows Package Manager (winget) Scraper Scrape Windows Package Manager package metadata from [winget.run](https://winget.run). Search the entire winget package catalog by keyword or fetch specific packages by their winget package ID. ### Features - **Search packages** by keyword with fuzzy matching - **Fetch specific packages** by winget package ID (e.g. `Git.Git`, `Microsoft.VisualStudioCode`) - Returns full metadata: name, publisher, version history, description, license, homepage, and tags - Includes direct link to the package page on winget.run ### Input | Field | Type | Description | Default | |-------|------|-------------|---------| | `mode` | select | `searchPackages` or `getByPackageId` | `searchPackages` | | `searchQuery` | string | Keyword to search for | `git` | | `packageIds` | array | Package IDs to fetch (e.g. `["Git.Git"]`) | `[]` | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of packages to return (1–500) | `50` | #### Example Input — Search Packages ```json { "mode": "searchPackages", "searchQuery": "browser", "maxItems": 20 } ```` #### Example Input — Get by Package ID ```json { "mode": "getByPackageId", "packageIds": ["Git.Git", "Microsoft.VisualStudioCode", "Mozilla.Firefox"] } ``` ### Output Each record contains: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `packageId` | string | Winget package ID (e.g. `Git.Git`) | | `name` | string | Package display name | | `publisher` | string | Publisher name | | `version` | string | Latest version | | `description` | string | Package description | | `license` | string | License type | | `homepage` | string | Project homepage URL | | `tags` | array | List of tags | | `licenseUrl` | string | URL to license text (if available) | | `sourceUrl` | string | Link to package on winget.run | | `recordType` | string | Always `"package"` | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp | #### Example Output Record ```json { "packageId": "Git.Git", "name": "Git", "publisher": "The Git Development Community", "version": "2.39.2", "description": "Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git SCM to Windows.", "license": "GNU General Public License version 2", "homepage": "https://gitforwindows.org", "tags": ["cli", "command-line", "dvcs", "vcs", "tool"], "licenseUrl": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git-for-windows/git/main/COPYING", "sourceUrl": "https://winget.run/pkg/Git/Git", "recordType": "package", "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00" } ``` ### FAQs **What is winget?** Windows Package Manager (winget) is Microsoft's official package manager for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It allows you to install, update, and manage software from the command line. **What is the package ID format?** Winget package IDs follow the `Publisher.PackageName` format, e.g. `Git.Git`, `Microsoft.VisualStudioCode`, `VideoLAN.VLC`. You can find them on [winget.run](https://winget.run) or by running `winget search ` on Windows. **How many packages can I scrape?** Up to 500 packages per run. The winget catalog contains over 4,000 packages. **Does this require a Windows machine?** No. The scraper uses the winget.run REST API and runs on any platform. **How current is the data?** The winget.run database is updated periodically from the official [Microsoft winget-pkgs repository](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs). Data may be a few days behind the latest submissions. **Can I get all versions of a package?** The `version` field contains the latest version. The full version history is available in the raw API response but not exposed in the output schema. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Scraping mode: searchPackages (search by keyword) or getByPackageId (fetch specific packages by ID). ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for in winget packages. Used in searchPackages mode. ## `packageIds` (type: `array`): List of winget package IDs to fetch (e.g. 'Git.Git', 'Microsoft.VisualStudioCode'). Used in getByPackageId mode. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of packages to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "searchPackages", "searchQuery": "git", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "searchPackages", "searchQuery": "git", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/winget-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "searchPackages", "searchQuery": "git", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/winget-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "searchPackages", "searchQuery": "git", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call crawlerbros/winget-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/winget-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Windows Package Manager (winget) Scraper", "description": "Scrapes Windows Package Manager (winget) package metadata from winget.run. Search packages by keyword or fetch specific packages by their winget package ID.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "shRNwxEwOAVSqcPNI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~winget-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-winget-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~winget-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-winget-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~winget-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-winget-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "searchPackages", "getByPackageId" ], "type": "string", "description": "Scraping mode: searchPackages (search by keyword) or getByPackageId (fetch specific packages by ID).", "default": "searchPackages" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for in winget packages. Used in searchPackages mode." }, "packageIds": { "title": "Package IDs", "type": "array", "description": "List of winget package IDs to fetch (e.g. 'Git.Git', 'Microsoft.VisualStudioCode'). Used in getByPackageId mode.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of packages to return.", "default": 50 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```